crosses someone's palm
crosses someone's palm is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross someone's palm.
Meaning of cross someone's palm
Verb
cross someone's palm (third-person singular simple present crosses someone's palm, present participle crossing someone's palm, simple past and past participle crossed someone's palm)
- To pay for goods or a service.
- For all who cross his palm with silver he condescends to lift the drapery that hides the reclining figure, and the larger the coin the longer the look.1910 October 12, “Pay to See Barney Statue: Hindu Butler Reaping a Harvest from Washington's Curious Folk”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Apr 2009, page 1
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